Dear Seniors,
Need guidance on the employee notice period rules, mentioning a few details below:
Case Overview
The employee has completed over 1.5 years with the organization. His initial appointment letter stated the notice period as 1 month. After 6 months, the policy was revised, and the clause of the notice period was changed to 3 months (90 days) due to recent project schedule timeline/completion duration. The changes were communicated to the employee at that time. Now, the employee wants to resign but argues that he is not prepared to serve a 3-month notice period. When discussing the negotiation of the notice period against a buyout rule, the employee is not willing to agree to that point either. What would be another way out of this situation?
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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Need guidance on the employee notice period rules, mentioning a few details below:
Case Overview
The employee has completed over 1.5 years with the organization. His initial appointment letter stated the notice period as 1 month. After 6 months, the policy was revised, and the clause of the notice period was changed to 3 months (90 days) due to recent project schedule timeline/completion duration. The changes were communicated to the employee at that time. Now, the employee wants to resign but argues that he is not prepared to serve a 3-month notice period. When discussing the negotiation of the notice period against a buyout rule, the employee is not willing to agree to that point either. What would be another way out of this situation?
Thank you.
From India, Pune
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Hi, When notice period was revised from 1 month to 3 months whether acceptance of the employee was took in writing ? If not then employee will stick on to 1 month notice only.
From India, Madras
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Hi, this is a clear case of absconding. My suggestion would be to write a formal email giving him the above two choices, i.e., buy out or serve the notice, to document your process. Your next step will depend upon his response. You should defer or hold his F&F/experience/relieving letter if he doesn't respond.
From India, New Delhi
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From India, New Delhi
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Thank you for the guidance; all points are noted. The employee has shown his acceptance of the revised clause. However, he now states that he was not aware that a buyout was only a means of negotiation during the notice period and not a way to reduce the number of notice period days.
From India, Pune
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